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A study to determine which is the better posture the patient should be lying in to get the better view in the laryngoscope (an instrument for inserting tube in the larynx or voice box)

PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED CROSSOVER COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DIRECT LARYNGOSCOPIC VIEW IN SNIFFING AND 25 DEGREES BACKUP POSITION

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2014/09/004960
Enrollment
100
Registered
2014-09-02
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- direct laryngoscopic view and ease of intubation under general anaesthesia.

Interventions

Intervention1: 25 Degrees Back Up Position: Direct laryngoscopy will be done in 25 Degrees Back Up Position and evaluation of modified Cormack Lehane grade. Control Intervention1: Sniffing Position: D

Sponsors

Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients scheduled to receive General Anaesthesia with endotracheal intubation. 2. ASA Grade I, II and III 3. Malampatti Classification I, II, III 4. Body Mass Index ( BMI) 5. Patients giving informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients refusal 2. ASA Grade IV. 3. Malampatti Classification IV 4. Anticipated difficult airway. 5. Patients with loose teeth 6. Body mass index more than 35 Kg/m2 7. Patients with cervical spine disease 8. Condition requiring rapid sequence intubation. 9. Patients with severe cardiovascular disease. 10. Coagulopathy or patient on anticoagulant therapy. 11. Raised intracranial tension. 12. Pregnant females

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
laryngeal view (Modified Cormack Lehane Grade) during direct larngoscopy (L1 and L2) in sniffing and 25 degrees back up positionTimepoint: at the end of laryngoscopy—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Intubation Difficulty ScaleTimepoint: after intubation;Pillow height required to achieve optimal sniffing (external auditory meatus to sternal notch) position. Timepoint: at the end of giving sniffing position—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Rajashree Agaskar

Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre

sadhana.srivastava@gmail.com9833620861

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026